The executable process file hphmon04.exe (version 4, 2, 41) is identified as HPHmon04 that is part of the software hp photosmart as developed by the company Hewlett-Packard. The process file exhibits a tray bar icon in which the user can access the Hewlett-Packard Photosmarts configuration diagnostics and utilities module. The process is also regarded as an HP printers installed process where it is found to be running in the Task Manager as the process hphmon04.exe. The process file has several functions that includes permitting to read digital camera memory cards directly for some HP series, providing assessment and analysis in a scalable single form, conducting duly diagnostic reports (Flexible Hierarchical Expansion, Function Probabilities et.al. extensive reports, Detection Coverage Reports, Controllable Test Candidacy, Detailed Fault Group Statistics, Failure Mode Probabilities, Control over Modes of Operation and MIL-STD 2165 Statistics). The process file is commonly found in C:\Windows\System32\hphmon04 folder and in C:\Windows\system32 with a file size on Windows 7/XP of 348,160 (57% of all incidences), 339,968 bytes or 335,872 bytes.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hphmon04.exe. is used by hp photosmart, If you shut down hphmon04.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hphmon04.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is hp photosmart, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed hphmon04.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as hp photosmart, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if hphmon04.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that hphmon04.exe, belongs to, in this case hp photosmart